[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IN HONOR OF THE RETIREMENT OF MR. NORMAN BEATTY

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2016

  Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Norman Beatty who 
is retiring after 32 years of service at First Hope Bank in Hope, NJ. 
During his tenure at First Hope Bank, Mr. Beatty served as Chairman of 
the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President. He graduated Blair 
Academy in 1958, the United States Military Academy in 1963 (BS), and 
the University of Alabama Graduate School of Business in 1971, where he 
received an MBA and an MS in Human Resources. Additionally, he served 
20 years in the Army from 1963-1983. Retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel 
in 1983, he joined First Hope Bank and worked with his father, Lewis C. 
Beatty.
   Mr. Beatty played an essential role in the New Jersey Bankers 
Association, where he served as Chairman of the Agricultural Committee, 
Treasurer, Secretary, Vice Chairman, Chair, and on the Executive 
Committee.
   During Mr. Beatty's tenure, New Jersey's two banking organizations, 
the Savings League and Bankers Association, merged in 2009. Mr. Beatty 
was then named the Co-Chairman of the NJ Bankers Association. Within 
the American Bankers Association he represented New Jersey on the 
Community Bankers Council and the Membership Council. From 2010 to 2014 
he served as a member of the American Bankers Association's Board of 
Directors and Chairman of its Audit Committee.
   Mr. Beatty is a charter member of the Hope Area Chamber of Commerce 
Board of Directors where he held the positions of President, Vice 
President, and Secretary/Treasurer. The Township of Hope recognized Mr. 
Beatty as its Outstanding Citizen in 1998 and recognized him with the 
Founding Father award in 2009. The Warren County Chamber of Commerce 
selected Mr. Beatty as its Business Person of the Year in 2002. In 2011 
Warren County Community College inducted Mr. Beatty into its Hall of 
Fame.
   I am proud to have Mr. Beatty as a member of our community and want 
to recognize his decades of service to Northern New Jersey, to the 
banking industry, and to our nation.

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